As many of us hit the gym or go for a run to recover from the silly season, you might notice a bit of extra muscle soreness. This is especially true if it has been a while between workouts. A common ...

People often discuss the importance of removing, or “flushing out,” lactic acid from the blood after intense exercise to reduce muscle soreness, speed recovery, or boost athletic performance. After ...

Humans have long glamorized suffering, hailing it as an essential ingredient of growth. In the ancient Greek tragedy Elektra, Sophocles wrote: “Nothing truly succeeds without pain.” In the 1980s, the ...

As our bodies perform strenuous exercise, we begin to breathe faster as we attempt to shuttle more oxygen to our working muscles. The body prefers to generate most of its energy using aerobic methods, ...

For decades, lactic acid has taken the blame for the muscle pain you feel when you exercise - but does it really deserve its bad reputation? Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. As anyone who has exercised vigorously can tell you, the soreness that ...

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Most of us have, at one time or another, "felt the burn" during exercise, the point when our strained muscles cry out in agony and plead with us to pause for a rest. The reason for this unpleasant ...

You know the feeling. A dull ache takes over your quads for a weekend, a burn takes over your arm after a series of bicep curls: soreness. Soreness is assumed if you lift weights. Gains won through ...

Tampa (BLOOM) – If you’ve ever pushed yourself through a challenging workout, chances are you’ve experienced that familiar ache in your muscles afterward. Muscle soreness, also known as delayed onset ...

Many of you may be familiar with a feeling of soreness hours or even days after a workout, also known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). This pain typically occurs following certain muscle ...